Anxiety Disorders Attachment most common disorders of childhood adolescence co morbid with depression in children Twin and family studies demonstrate that anxiety is genetically influenced SAD separation anxiety disorder anxiety over separation from caregivere avg onset of 7 5 8 7 years more common in boys generalized fear that parent is never coming back insecure attachment disorganized disorient drunk babies resistant love hate hold mom tight then hit or push away avoidant nonresponsive don t care Specific Phobia specific fear on grand scale fear far out of proportion to actual danger significant negative impact on daily functioning boys 3x more likely fear producing outburst or excessive avoidance behavior avoid like the plague animal phobias common in childhood while blood injury injection phobias emerge in adolescence cid 127 cid 127
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